The Dallas Center for Architecture will be a new space for exhibits, displays, and lectures, and will be located on the first floor of the southeast corner of the building (by Pacific/St. Paul). The Center is partnering with the local office of the American Institute of Architects and has named several architecture and design firms which will help put the space together. The collaboration is stopping short of calling the space a 'museum' but it is doing almost everything a museum would do--have an intriguing, inviting space; have regular exhibits; and have regular speakers on various topics regarding architecture.

Currently, they have this in the building next to Klyde Warren. I imagine that buildings owner is ready to lease that space out to a restaurant with direct access to the park so the Dallas Center for Architecture is moving to a new location. The space in Republic Tower they are moving to is tricky cause right in the middle of it is a hole for the basement atrium. It previously housed a furniture showroom. I imagine a restaurant wouldn't have worked there without major modifications to how the ground floor space is divided up. On both sides of this corner is a building lobby so its limited in how it could be reorganized. This space seems perfect because they will be able to watch the park get built. Then once the park is done and opened they could move again when the building will have a lot more interest in leasing the odd space.

The author of this one had a doozy of a TL;DR link in the story. For reference, Kylde Warren is 5 acres.

Pacific Plaza Park is being built across the street, adding an amenity for Republic Center tenants, Permenter said. That $15M, 3.4-acre project (link) is adding a park three times larger than Klyde Warren, which has been pivotal in the revitalization of Downtown.

The author of this one had a doozy of a TL;DR link in the story. For reference, Kylde Warren is 5 acres.

Pacific Plaza Park is being built across the street, adding an amenity for Republic Center tenants, Permenter said. That $15M, 3.4-acre project (link) is adding a park three times larger than Klyde Warren, which has been pivotal in the revitalization of Downtown.

LOL At least they accurately reported on the main topic of the article.

This park will certainly be a boon for Republic Tower. The main entrance faces the park and instead of looking at an ugly parking lot it will be trees and a grassy lawn. I just hope eventually they could add an eatery on this side of the building. The ground floor of this building is beautifully set up for retail but it has mostly been passive office space until now. The Dallas Architecture center will take up the only empty site facing the park. The space near the DART station facing this park could be regeared at a later date if desired. In general, the Park will help change the energy of this property.

The Dallas Center for Architecture will be a new space for exhibits, displays, and lectures, and will be located on the first floor of the southeast corner of the building (by Pacific/St. Paul). The Center is partnering with the local office of the American Institute of Architects and has named several architecture and design firms which will help put the space together. The collaboration is stopping short of calling the space a 'museum' but it is doing almost everything a museum would do--have an intriguing, inviting space; have regular exhibits; and have regular speakers on various topics regarding architecture.

AD EX opens to the public this week. For the opening I designed an exhibition diving into the architectural heritage of the neighborhood. We found some great historic photos and 3D objects. Check out the new space.

The real historic architecture doesn't exist anymore. Theater Row and the old Medical Arts Building are long long gone. I hope they have historic photos for the exhibit. Probably the biggest loss, besides the Medical Arts Building, was the giant Coca Cola signage that used to light up the area like a mini Times Square.

joshua.dodd wrote:The real historic architecture doesn't exist anymore. Theater Row and the old Medical Arts Building are long long gone. I hope they have historic photos for the exhibit. Probably the biggest loss, besides the Medical Arts Building, was the giant Coca Cola signage that used to light up the area like a mini Times Square.

Well, it's more of a brief exhibit of the history/evolution of what is currently in the area now. Yes, there could be a full exhibit on just the demolished buildings and history within a 1 block radius of this location. I did sneak a photo of the Medical Arts building in.

Some of the artifacts from the City of Dallas boneyard will find a home inside the space -- decorative pieces from the demolished Dallas Architectural Club, which once stood nearby.

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Tnexster wrote:Wow that was beautiful, and look at that little Walgreens store out front.

Too bad Walgreens hasn't figured out that they could come back to the CBD here...they certainly are well-represented in Manhattan and in Chicago. Would be much better than those CVS locations downtown. Oh well.